2023 Florida Special House District 35 Primary: Democratic Party
November 7, 2023
Candidate Information
- Erika Booth
- Summary: establishment frontrunner, pro-Trump and pro-DeSantis
- Job: Osceola County School Board Member (D5), former teacher, project manager for Youth Leadership Osceola and project OPEN
- Endorsements: Florida House Republican Campaign Committee, State Rep. Daniel Perez, Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association, Florida’s Realtors, Americans for Prosperity, Associated Industries of Florida
- Top issues: anti-wokeism, illegal immigration
- Married to Ricky Booth, Rep. County Commissioner for D5
- Raised $235,000
- Ken Davenport
- Summary: underdog, anti-Republican establishment, outsider
- Job: flight attendant, former real estate agent, former law enforcement probation officer, business owner
- Endorsements: NA
- Top issues: family values, parental rights, anti-vaccine mandate, property insurance reform
- Raised $18,000
- Scotty Moore
- Summary: Christian right, brands himself as grassroots and not Tallahassee-based
- Job: non-profit consultant for Campus Crusade for Christ, former candidate against Darren Soto (FL-09)
- Endorsements: Family Florida Action, Former Acting Secretary of the VA Peter O’Rourke, OCPS School Board Candidate Alicia Farrant
- Top issues: parental rights, pro-life, securing the border
- Raised $102,000
Past Election Results
2022 General Election
Fred Hawkins (R) + 10.8% (55.4 R Hawkins – 44.6 D Bagga)
Turnout: 55.24% (with a GOP turnout advantage of 14% – 65.2% R turnout vs. 51.2% D turnout).
2022 Republican Primary
Hawkins + 19.5 % (52.5 Hawkins – 32.7 Davenport – 15.1 Liebnitzky)
Turnout: 22.3%
2020 Presidential Election (in HD35 Boundaries)
Biden +5% (51.8 Biden – 46.8 Trump)